History Module 6

Question 1

What were the main events that made up Hitler’s consolidation of power?

Answer 1

• Appointed as Chancellor
• Reichstag fire
• Enabling Act
• The Night of the Long Knives
• Death of Hindenburg

Question 2

What were the events of the Reichstag fire?

Answer 2

• The Reichstag burned down
• The Communists were blamed
• Hitler demanded special powers
• The Communists were banned, arrested and killed

Question 3

What was the Enabling Act?

Answer 3

It allowed Hitler to pass laws without consulting the President or the Reichstag, which made him a legal dictator.

Question 4

What were the events of the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 4

• Röhm was accused of treason and planning to betray Hitler
• He and leaders of the SA were killed
• Von Schleicher was murdered, von Papen was placed under house arrest
• Around 400 people killed

Question 5

What were the consequences of the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 5

• SA was effectively destroyed
• Army was pleased with this and Hitler now controlled them
• The rise of the SS
• Legalised murder for the Nazis
• Removal of threats to the Nazis

Question 6

What methods were used to destroy Nazi opposition?

Answer 6

• The Gestapo
• The police and courts
• The SS
• Concentration camps
• Economic fears (losing jobs)
• Propaganda